Well it had to be done...
Just running in at the moment, but already it's showing itself to be something a wee bit special. And I just adore the look of these things.
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Well it had to be done...
Just running in at the moment, but already it's showing itself to be something a wee bit special. And I just adore the look of these things.
Richard.
Round & round bits: LP12/Cirkus/Kore/Herc II/Roksan Nima/Hana EL
Megabits: Bluesound Node 2i/TEAC UD-H01 dac
Making it louder bits: Phonostage: Dynavector P75 Amp: Cyrus 8vs/PSX-R Speakers: Royd Sintra II
Connecting it together bits i/c's: Flashback Premier. Speaker cables: Van Damme Hifi
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looks the biz Richard, where from? Noteworthy?
I do like the SPU. Another example of an older design showing more modern, clinical, 'Hifi' sounding cartridges how to do it!
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Hi Guy - indeed, from N'worthy. Popped in to see Peter this afternoon, just for a natter of course, came home with this.Originally Posted by pure sound
It's the GM (spherical tip) version which they had in to try but never got round to mounting it. In fact this is the last one they had at the old price before they went bananas.
Richard.
Round & round bits: LP12/Cirkus/Kore/Herc II/Roksan Nima/Hana EL
Megabits: Bluesound Node 2i/TEAC UD-H01 dac
Making it louder bits: Phonostage: Dynavector P75 Amp: Cyrus 8vs/PSX-R Speakers: Royd Sintra II
Connecting it together bits i/c's: Flashback Premier. Speaker cables: Van Damme Hifi
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Ooh! My word.Well it had to be done...
Just running in at the moment, but already it's showing itself to be something a wee bit special. And I just adore the look of these things.
Alien Entity
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Oooh... You'll have Marco getting all jealous now.
Shian7
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broken again - still it's there:
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Sony Fanboi
Location: Mid Lincs
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It's loosening up now having been played for the last 4 hours pretty much non-stop. It's quite remarkable (or perhaps it shouldn't be?) how similar it sounds to my beloved 103; big, ballsy, a tad prone to missing out on the odd bit of detail here and there (let's face it, no matter what anyone says, a spherical tip won't dig that last nth degree of stuff out of the groove) but it just sounds so 'right'. Coloured? Yeah, a bit. Fun? I reckon.
Knowing it tracks at 4g makes me chuckle as well...it will go up to 5g.
Richard.
Round & round bits: LP12/Cirkus/Kore/Herc II/Roksan Nima/Hana EL
Megabits: Bluesound Node 2i/TEAC UD-H01 dac
Making it louder bits: Phonostage: Dynavector P75 Amp: Cyrus 8vs/PSX-R Speakers: Royd Sintra II
Connecting it together bits i/c's: Flashback Premier. Speaker cables: Van Damme Hifi
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Mucho respecto, Ree-chard
I bet it sounds shweeeeeeeeeeet as honey pie...
How did you manage to balance out the heavy fecker?
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Sony Fanboi
Location: Mid Lincs
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Hi Marco - balancing was no problem, fortunately (tbh I was a bit concerned to start with) in fact it weighs less than the 103/HS12/ballast I'd been using.Mucho respecto, Ree-chard
I bet it sounds shweeeeeeeeeeet as honey pie...
How did you manage to balance out the heavy fecker?
Marco.
On the scales....
103 rig (8.5+12+12) = 32.5g
SPU = 28g
As it tracks at approx 1.5g more than the 103 it obviously also means the c/w is further forward.
Richard.
Round & round bits: LP12/Cirkus/Kore/Herc II/Roksan Nima/Hana EL
Megabits: Bluesound Node 2i/TEAC UD-H01 dac
Making it louder bits: Phonostage: Dynavector P75 Amp: Cyrus 8vs/PSX-R Speakers: Royd Sintra II
Connecting it together bits i/c's: Flashback Premier. Speaker cables: Van Damme Hifi
Site Owner/Administrator
Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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Nice one! I'll bear that in mind when I get my SPU. How much was it, if you don't mind me asking? Also, how did you handle its miniscule low output?
Oh, and I think it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the tonearm on the PL-71 is of a pretty high standard. I reckon that it's similar in terms of sonic signature to my Jelco SA-750D
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
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Hi Richard,
Looking at the earlier pic of the WAD amp,it's sound could be vastly improved with some NOS valves.Those Edicron 5u4's in particular are pants IMHO.
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